HB 381 · AK HOUSE
OIL & GAS PROPERTY TAX; MUNI TAX; AGDC
Motion: CC REPORT FAILED Y19 N19 E2
AK · Officeholder
David Nelson
RState Representative · District 18
Biography
David Nelson has served in the Alaska House of Representatives for District 18 since 2025; the Legislature also lists his earlier service in 2021 to 2022.[1]
According to his legislative biography, he was born in Orlando, Florida, moved to Anchorage in 2015, and earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2018.[1] The biography says he served as president of the Mid-Town Rotary Club of Anchorage.[1]
- 1.Alaska State Legislature · Alaska State Legislature Official record
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.
Votes by issue
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Jobs & cost of living149 with · 6 against155 votes
Most contested
- Yes
UNEMPLOYMENT BEN; PAID LEAVE: PARENT/SICK
Removes the condition that an employee work for an employer with 25 or more employees when a paid parental leave claim is made (amendment 1 to a bill creating paid parental leave and sick leave rules).
May 16, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
APPROP: CAPITAL/FUNDS/SUPP/REAPPROP/AMEND
On the version voted May 16, 2026: Makes capital project appropriations, supplemental appropriations and reappropriations, capitalizes funds, and amends existing appropriations.
May 14, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP
On the version voted May 19, 2026: Makes appropriations for state government operating and loan program expenses for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, capitalizes funds, amends existing appropriations, and makes supplemental appropriations.
Apr 9, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Climate & energy43 with · 5 against48 votes
Most contested
- No
May 18, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
On the version voted May 19, 2026: Bars restaurants from serving prepared food in polystyrene foam disposable food service ware and bars the state from using or buying it, with exceptions.
Apr 16, 2026 · Failed 19–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
AGRICULTURAL LAND; HEMP; STATE VEGETABLE
Defines 'agricultural purposes' under the Alaska Land Act to include commercial crop and livestock production, dairying, greenhouses, land improvements and agricultural tourism (amendment 4 to a bill on hemp, state land sales for agriculture, and a state vegetable).
May 17, 2026 · Failed 19–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Health & care25 with · 5 against30 votes
Most contested
- Yes
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
On the version voted May 14, 2026: Requires the state board of education to set mental health instruction guidelines, requires school board policies to give parents two weeks' notice before a mental health class or program, and adds mental health to health education topics districts are encouraged to teach.
May 12, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
TOBACCO/NICOTINE/E-CIG AGE; E-CIG TAX
Changes the bill's tax on closed electronic smoking and vapor products from 25 percent of retail price to 75 percent of wholesale price, levied on importing, making or shipping them (amendment 3 to a bill raising the tobacco age to 21).
May 19, 2026 · Failed 19–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
On the version voted May 19, 2026: Makes appropriations for operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026.
Apr 13, 2026 · Failed 19–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Rights & public safety14 with · 5 against19 votes
Most contested
- No
CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC
Requires non-individual election spenders to have an in-state address or agent, raises contribution limits (individuals to candidates: $2,000 per election cycle, from $500 a year), adjusts them for inflation once a decade from 2031, and repeals two provisions limiting the foreign-influenced corporation spending ban.
May 20, 2026 · Passed 21–19 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
CHLD SEX ABUSE MAT; GEN IMAGES; SOC MEDIA
On the version voted Feb 25, 2026: Adds the Alaska Social Media Regulation Act: platforms verify ages, get parental consent for minors' accounts, may not show minors ads or algorithm-personalized content, and block minors from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. unless a parent changes it (amendment 5).
Feb 23, 2026 · Failed 19–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Adds federally recognized tribal ID cards to the IDs that first-time voters who registered by mail or fax may submit with absentee ballots, and removes hunting or fishing licenses and utility bills, bank statements, paychecks and government documents (amendment 1).
Mar 23, 2026 · Failed 18–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Education & families12 with · 5 against17 votes
Most contested
- Yes
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
On the version voted May 14, 2026: Requires the state board of education to set mental health instruction guidelines, requires school board policies to give parents two weeks' notice before a mental health class or program, and adds mental health to health education topics districts are encouraged to teach.
May 12, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
On the version voted May 12, 2026: Changes the school funding formula to count the greater of a school's prior three-year average, prior-year or current enrollment, and repeals the offset for enrollment drops of five percent or more.
May 11, 2026 · Failed 19–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
MINORS & PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
Gives minors in psychiatric hospitals a right, with exceptions, to at least two cumulative hours weekly of confidential phone or video contact with a parent, guardian or approved adult, and requires reporting of seclusion and restraint, annual reports and twice-yearly unannounced inspections.
May 17, 2026 · Passed 26–14 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Housing & rent10 with · 0 against10 votes
Most contested
- Yes
AIDEA: WORKFORCE HOUSING DEV.; MUNI TAX
On the version voted May 16, 2026: Adds financing of new workforce housing facilities with three or more units to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority's purposes, and repeals sec. 2, ch. 64, SLA 2018, concerning a mandatory municipal property tax exemption for certain authority assets.
Feb 25, 2026 · Failed 20–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Technology & privacy4 with · 2 against6 votes
Most contested
- Yes
CHLD SEX ABUSE MAT; GEN IMAGES; SOC MEDIA
On the version voted Feb 25, 2026: Adds the Alaska Social Media Regulation Act: platforms verify ages, get parental consent for minors' accounts, may not show minors ads or algorithm-personalized content, and block minors from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. unless a parent changes it (amendment 5).
Feb 23, 2026 · Failed 19–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
CONTRACT: LICENSING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
On the version voted May 20, 2026: Bars software license contracts of the state and its political subdivisions from limiting where the software is installed or run on desktop or server hardware, with exceptions for federal accreditation, security certification and technical architecture needs.
May 19, 2026 · Passed 22–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
May 7, 2026 · Failed 17–23 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Foreign affairs & defense1 with · 0 against1 vote
Most contested
- Yes
MILITARY: JT ARMED SVCS COMMITTEE
Requires at least two minority members from each chamber on the Joint Armed Services Committee, up from one, and replaces annual department reports to the committee with a biennial report to the legislature.
May 19, 2026 · Passed 39–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 15 of 197 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Health & care (5), Jobs & cost of living (4), Rights & public safety (4)
MEDICAL MAJOR EMERGENCIES; CPR CURRICULUM
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 27, which adds public-school CPR education to the bill on medical care for major emergencies, sending it to enrollment. (AI-written)
What it does: Requires the Department of Education and Early Development to adopt hands-only CPR curricula for public school students, and lets the health commissioner set designations for levels of care for major emergencies such…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 14–0, Republicans 8–13
May 19, 2026Official record ↗
VIC FISCHER MARINE PARK; RESEARCH PROGRAM
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 79, which adds renaming the University of Alaska's Institute of Social and Economic Research for Vic Fischer to the bill naming the Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park. (AI-written)
What it does: Renames the University of Alaska's Institute of Social and Economic Research as the Vic Fischer Institute of Social and Economic Research and names the Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 14–0, Republicans 10–11
May 19, 2026Official record ↗
MINORS & PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 52 (minors and psychiatric hospitals), adopting the Senate committee substitute and sending the bill to enrollment. (AI-written)
What it does: Gives minors in psychiatric hospitals a right, with exceptions, to at least two cumulative hours weekly of confidential phone or video contact with a parent, guardian or approved adult, and requires reporting of seclu…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 14–0, Republicans 7–14
May 17, 2026Official record ↗
ARCH, ENG, SURVEYORS; REG INT DESIGN
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 314, the bill on registered interior design and the architects, engineers and surveyors board, sending it to enrollment. (AI-written)
What it does: Sets registration and practice requirements for interior designers, extends the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors, and changes the scope of certification for those professions.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 14–0, Republicans 10–11
May 16, 2026Official record ↗
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
What it does: Requires the state board of education to set mental health instruction guidelines, requires school board policies to give parents two weeks' notice before a mental health class or program, and adds mental health to he…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 14–0, Republicans 8–13
May 14, 2026Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- No
With most of their party · Failed 20–20 · Yes 20–No 20 · Democrats 14–0, Republicans 1–20
May 18, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
UNEMPLOYMENT BEN; PAID LEAVE: PARENT/SICK
With most of their party · Failed 20–20 · Yes 20–No 20 · Democrats 0–14, Republicans 20–1
May 16, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
APPROP: CAPITAL/FUNDS/SUPP/REAPPROP/AMEND
With most of their party · Failed 20–20 · Yes 20–No 20 · Democrats 0–14, Republicans 20–1
May 14, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
With most of their party · Failed 20–20 · Yes 20–No 20 · Democrats 0–14, Republicans 20–1
May 12, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP
With most of their party · Failed 20–20 · Yes 20–No 20 · Democrats 0–14, Republicans 20–1
Apr 9, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
AIDEA: WORKFORCE HOUSING DEV.; MUNI TAX
With most of their party · Failed 20–20 · Yes 20–No 20 · Democrats 0–14, Republicans 20–1
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
- No
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS; DEFINED BENEFIT OPT.
With most of their party · Failed 19–19 · Yes 19–No 19 · Democrats 12–0, Republicans 2–19
Apr 29, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 19–20 · Yes 19–No 20 · Democrats 0–13, Republicans 19–2
Apr 16, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Not votingNO VOTE
HB 381 · AK HOUSE
OIL & GAS PROPERTY TAX; MUNI TAX; AGDC
Motion: FAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y12 N28
A yes vote would have agreed to the Senate's version of HB 381, which taxes natural gas project property, sets an income tax on oil and gas producers, and changes Alaska Gasline Development Corporation law; the House did not concur. (AI-written)
HB 381 · AK HOUSE
OIL & GAS PROPERTY TAX; MUNI TAX; AGDC
Motion: AM NO 3 FAILED Y8 N31 E1
HB 381 · AK HOUSE
OIL & GAS PROPERTY TAX; MUNI TAX; AGDC
Motion: PASSED Y34 N5 E1
SCR201 · AK HOUSE
AUTHORIZING A RECESS LONGER THAN 3 DAYS
Motion: PASSED Y22 N18
Allows the Senate and House each to recess for more than three days during the Second Special Session of the 34th Legislature.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
SCR202 · AK HOUSE
CARRY-OVER OF BILLS TO SPEC SESSION
Motion: PASSED Y28 N10 A2
Suspends legislative rules so House Bill 381 and Senate Bill 280, on taxing natural gas pipeline property, can carry over from the regular session to the Second Special Session.
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HB 239 · AK HOUSE
CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY
Motion: CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 239 (crime, controlled substances and address confidentiality), adopting the Senate committee substitute and sending the bill to enrollment. (AI-written)
Changes criminal law on offenses including sexual abuse of a minor, assault, stalking, homicide, and generated child sexual abuse material, adds sentencing and parole changes, and creates an address confidentiality program.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
HB 16 · AK HOUSE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC
Motion: CONCUR AM OF (S) Y21 N19
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 16, which changes campaign contribution limits for state and local office and has APOC adjust them once each decade from 2031, sending the bill to enrollment. (AI-written)
Requires non-individual election spenders to have an in-state address or agent, raises contribution limits (individuals to candidates: $2,000 per election cycle, from $500 a year), adjusts them for inflation once a decade from 2031, and repeals two provisions limiting the foreign-influenced corporation spending ban.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
HB 16 · AK HOUSE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC
Motion: EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y24 N16
Requires non-individual election spenders to have an in-state address or agent, raises contribution limits (individuals to candidates: $2,000 per election cycle, from $500 a year), adjusts them for inflation once a decade from 2031, and repeals two provisions limiting the foreign-influenced corporation spending ban.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
HB 28 · AK HOUSE
EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM
Motion: CONCUR AM OF (S) Y34 N6
A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 28, which expands it into a broad education bill (school energy costs, substitute teaching, school board qualifications, a teacher loan repayment pilot), sending it to enrollment. (AI-written)
Changes education law, including school district energy cost reimbursement, substitute teaching, school board member qualifications, school consolidation, and local contributions to school funding, and creates a teacher student loan repayment pilot program.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
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